Division I · The Summit League
University of Missouri-Kansas City Women's Soccer
Kansas City, MO · the Roos · University of Missouri-Kansas City overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$757k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$27,029
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Missouri-Kansas City fields a women's soccer team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $756,829, below the median of $1.2M — $27,029 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,155 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#269Team budgetof 346 · Division I#258Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#217APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$756,829 for the year
- Operating expenses$169,012 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,029 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,788,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,155 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$95,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jess Smith | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Sheldon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddie Dobyns | Goalkeeper Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players393,048 2024-25
- Division I roster spots10,870 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's soccer recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →10,149undergraduates · 15,277 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,802 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1540
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $756,829 $27,030 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,788,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $95,875
Cost
Full picture →$14,201net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,734 in-state · $30,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Missouri-Kansas City
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Soccer program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,201 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,149Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.48 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 58 | $639k | — | 69% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | 38 | $339k | — | 34% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 36 | 30 | $2.9M | 981 | 88% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 49 | 28 | $597k | — | 69% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 51 | 31 | $500k | — | — | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 60 | 30 | $581k | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 92 | 28 | $635k | — | 86% | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 96 | 27 | $473k | — | 98% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 108 | 35 | $1.8M | 997 | 79% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 114 | 40 | $838k | — | 88% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 118 | 40 | $441k | — | 100% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 30 | $2.6M | 990 | 77% |
Other women's soccer programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota 5 over cap | 33 | $2M | $61,611 | 992 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $40,528 | — | vs | |
| North Dakota State University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $38,299 | 997 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.1M | $31,067 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $33,984 | 989 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University at cap | 28 | $914k | $32,654 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City at cap | 28 | $757k | $27,029 | 988 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 7 over cap | 35 | $737k | $21,068 | 991 | vs |
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